May 16 -
Boulder police and prosecutors say they have found no evidence to support a California woman's theory that a child sex ring may have been responsible for the death of JonBenét Ramsey.

The 37-year-old woman told authorities she had been sexually abused as a child by adults who used devices similar to the garrote found around JonBenét's neck and suspected that JonBenét was killed in a similar ritual.

"There is simply no credible evidence to link anything she alleged to the death of JonBenét," prosecutor Mike Kane said Monday after an 11-week investigation into the woman's claims.

Authorities say there's no question the California woman was the victim of sexual abuse, but they did not find any connection between the abuse she suffered and JonBenét's death.

However, police have forwarded her allegations about a child sex ring to the FBI and advised her to contact California authorities about any crimes that might have occurred there, city spokeswoman Jana Petersen said.

The woman is pleased that the information has been forwarded to the FBI, said Lee Hill, her Boulder attorney.

"All she has sought is for these matters to be investigated by law enforcement," Hill said.

JonBenét was 6 years old when she was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's Boulder home Dec. 26, 1996.

Authorities say this is the second time Boulder police have investigated the possibility that JonBenét's death was connected to a "sex ring" or pornographic operation without finding any evidence to support the speculation.

"She (the California woman) had no direct knowledge of anything that may have occurred the night JonBenét died," Police Chief Mark Beckner said. "This was her speculation based on what she claimed she went through as a child."

Meanwhile, investigators are awaiting results of more laboratory tests in the Ramsey case.

"Every time we have a meeting, we come up with more analysis we want to do to try to chip away at some of the questions we have in this case," Beckner said.

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